BUSINESS NEWS
Be clear on referendum A
major programme of events and a region-wide survey will be launched this
month by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) in a mission to “explain and inform” the debate around the EU referendum. Chief executive Paul Faulkner
said: “It’s important that business leaders have as much information as possible ahead of this momentous decision on 23 June. “We shall be cutting through the
miasma of rhetoric and bias in an attempt to help the people who run businesses decide in a rational and informed way. We shall explain and inform by examining the facts and listening to all sides of the arguments. “This has been made particularly pertinent following the events surrounding John Longworth’s resignation as director general of the British Chambers. Members can be forgiven for feeling confused but it was always our intention to stage a considered debate and set out the facts.” The programme will be launched
with a survey beginning on 11 April in which all members of the GBCC will be invited to take part.
A recent British Chambers of
Commerce survey of West Midlands members has concluded that 50 per cent would vote for Britain to stay in and 38 per cent would back Brexit.
Henrietta Brealey, policy director
at the GBCC, said: “As a result, the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce will not be campaigning for either Remain or Leave, given the very real divisions that exist in the local business community. “In the months leading up to the
referendum, we will actively survey business opinion and inform the debate without fear or favour. “Additionally, we will be demanding clear information and
‘We shall be cutting through the miasma of rhetoric and bias’
A window into the future of sustainability
Paul Faulkner
facts from both the Remain and Leave campaigns so that business people can make an informed choice at the ballot box.” A seminar “Understanding
Brexit” takes place on 4 May at a venue to be announced. It will include unbiased information from representatives of leading business and professional service sector firms. They will assess what Brexit or the Prime Ministers new EU-UK deal could mean.
The GBCC will shortly be confirming details of these events. For more information visit
www.greaterbirminghamchambers .com
A group of Birmingham youngsters have been putting themselves in the shop window – literally. The primary schoolchildren have
designed and decorated desk globes on the theme of ‘Fashioning a Brighter Future’, which have been used to make up a display in the shop window at Selfridges, in Birmingham city centre. The project was conceived by
Ahead Partnership, an organisation attempting to forge links between business and education. The theme of the globes was
meant to represent what ‘sustainability’ means to the children. As part of the project, the children had to decorate their globes without spending any money on the project and to use sustainable or recycled materials, such as paper, cardboard, wood, cork, straw and tissue.
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